Monday, October 31, 2011

Details on the Afghan-Indian Strategic Agreement

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The India-Afghanistan strategic agreement will have major implications for the region. The deal, made public earlier this month, precedes a...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Loya Jirga to Approve Long-Term US Military Presence

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The Afghan government has announced that a Loya Jirga will convene in November to try reach unity on a new security agreement that would all...
Thursday, October 20, 2011

115 Dead After 7 Day NATO Assault in Kunar

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The Associated Press is reporting that "NATO and Afghan forces have killed at least 115 insurgents over the past week as part of an on...
Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Kajaki Dam and the Helmand Valley Authority

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Jean MacKenzie reports about the history of the Kajaki dam project in Helmand Province. The upgrade of the dam has been billed as the linc...

GLOBAL DAY of LISTENING | Friday 21 October

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6:30 pm Afghanistan time (10 am Eastern, 7 am Pacific). Will continue for 4 hours. Click here for details Click here for news. The Goal Ever...
Monday, October 17, 2011

The Border War with Pakistan | Focus Paktika

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The NYT has a front page article on increased violence in Paktika Provence. The region includes a long border with North and South Wazirist...
Friday, October 14, 2011

Ghosts of Afghanistan | New Book by Jonathan Steele

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Jonathan Steele has covered Afghanistan for the Guardian (London) for more than thirty years. He was part of the Guardian team which publish...